What is imsg-rpc?
Set up, maintain, and debug the imsg-rpc Unix socket daemon that gives the gateway iMessage access via JSON-RPC. Covers FDA setup, code signing, launchd service, and the imsg source repo. Source: joelhooks/joelclaw.
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imsg-rpc
✓Set up, maintain, and debug the imsg-rpc Unix socket daemon that gives the gateway iMessage access via JSON-RPC. Covers FDA setup, code signing, launchd service, and the imsg source repo.
Installation
How to Install imsg-rpc
Quickly install imsg-rpc AI skill to your development environment via command line
- Open Terminal: Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.)
- Run Installation Command: Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/joelhooks/joelclaw --skill imsg-rpc
- Verify Installation: Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw
Source: joelhooks/joelclaw.
SKILL.md
View rawManages the com.joel.imsg-rpc launchd service that bridges the gateway daemon to iMessage via a Unix socket.
Healthy state: PID present, exit code 0, gateway shows watch.subscribe OK.
Always use build-local.sh — NOT make build — so signing stays stable and /Applications/imsg-rpc.app stays in sync with source builds:
Set up, maintain, and debug the imsg-rpc Unix socket daemon that gives the gateway iMessage access via JSON-RPC. Covers FDA setup, code signing, launchd service, and the imsg source repo. Source: joelhooks/joelclaw.
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- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/joelhooks/joelclaw --skill imsg-rpc- Source
- joelhooks/joelclaw
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Verified
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- First Seen
- 2026-03-04
- Updated
- 2026-03-10
Quick answers
How do I install imsg-rpc?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/joelhooks/joelclaw --skill imsg-rpc Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/joelhooks/joelclaw
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-03-04